One Panel Later

Angela and Kelly are talking about cartoons--the Saturday morning kind, and the late night anime kind. She-Ra, Marvel Rising, ThunderCats Roar, and Voltron (let's not get into it) are all on the table. Why is western animation still struggling to find an audience outside 6 year olds? What comes first, the manga or the anime? And why does Angela have to wait so long for a new season of Haikyu!!?

Book Review (46:15): Curse Words by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Jordan Boyd; That Blue Sky Feeling by Okura and Coma Hashii

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Angela and Kelly take a look at aliens in comics and manga, starting with the most iconic extraterrestrial of them all, Superman, and diving into space opera, outer-space girlfriends, and other little men from space. Why are so many superheroes aliens? Is Parasyte the natural manga analog to Venom? And Kelly's most pressing question: Is Thor an alien? Plus a quick word about Marvel Rising.

Book Review (35:53): Taproot by Keezy Young; Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge

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This week Angela and Kelly chat about all the cool stuff we learned and saw at the American Library Association conference and San Diego Comic-Con. We talk about stuff going on at Oni Press, whether comics should have editors (YES THEY SHOULD), and how manga always gets shafted at SDCC. Plus some quick comments about the Eisners, including new hall-of-famer Rumiko Takahashi.

Book Review (48:05): Kase-san and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima; Go For It, Nakamura by Syundei

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Angela and Kelly dive into slice of life as a genre--or rather, Kelly goes to great lengths to explain to Angela why slice of life might be at all appealing. Why isn't slice of life a thing in the western market outside web comics, and could a slice of life story ever succeed here? Can Angela's cold, hardened fossil of a heart ever be healed by fluffy slice of life manga? Plus, Kelly goes over some of the recent manga license announcements from the recent Anime Expo. 

Book Review (46:23): My Boyfriend in a Bear by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris; Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura

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Angela and Kelly continue their exploration of kids comics, starting with DC's new kids/teen imprints: DC Ink and DC Zoom. Is DC's strategy of pairing high profile prose authors with comics IP the correct one, or is it too cautious? And what the heck is Marvel up to? Kelly tries to take credit for everything by arguing that the success of shonen and shojo manga is paving the way for kids comics, and Angela gets a crash course in manga demographics.

Book Review (37:10): Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad (Boom!)

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This week Angela and Kelly are taking the first of a two-part look into the meteoric rise of the kids' comic market, from Bone breaking into school libraries to Raina Telgemeier dominating the bestseller lists everywhere. Are Marvel and DC doing enough the capture the next generation of comics readers? Who are the true titans of the new market (and why are many of them women)? Plus, we uncover the fascinating story of DC's doomed YA imprint that tried to capture the manga demographic during the sunset of Borders.

Book reviews (46:04): Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka, DeadEndia: The Watcher’s Test by Hamish Steele

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While everyone's busy digesting Avengers: Infinity War, Angela and Kelly are thinking about crossovers, spinoffs, and comic book "events." What is the appeal of throwing all these characters together? Are people going to get as tired of these events in film as they are in comics? Does manga even have an equivalent? (And how does Kelly use this as an excuse to talk about 2D idols?)

Book reviews (34:30): I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Niimura, Moteki: Love Strikes! by Mitsurou Kubo

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In the name of the moon! Angela and Kelly chat about the legacy of Sailor Moon in Western fandom, share some of our favorite magical girl anime and manga, and try to break down what makes a magical girl. Are magical girls superheroes? Is Squirrel Girl a magical girl? Plus, a quick look at the latest Comicsgate nonsense for those wondering what was happening on Twitter last week.

Book reviews: Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku by Fujita

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Angela and Kelly break down the 2018 Eisner nominations--or, more accurately, spend 45 minutes complaining that their favorite things didn't get nominated. We're whining about middle grade snubs, looking for YA books in the YA category, and getting huffy about adaptations of Jane Eyre. Plus, Kelly goes on yet another indignant rant about manga getting treated like a leper at the Eisners.

Book reviews: Rock Candy Mountain by Kyle Starks, Takane and Hana by Yuki Shiwasu

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Angela and Kelly spend a week catching up on current events. Kelly talks about what she saw on her trip to Japan, including the Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition in Tokyo and lots of ads for Golden Kamuy, and Angela catches us up on some major comics news items from the past few weeks, like the failed Deadpool cartoon and what's going on with the Batgirl film. Plus: Kelly talks about why she hates Funko Pops and we mourn the late Isao Takahata.

Book reviews: Citrus by Saburouta, Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano

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